Las Leonas

While we are in the middle of the Men’s Hockey World Cup, we make a parenthesis to analize briefly the Women’s Champions Trophy. FIH announced how the 2018 Champions Trophy was going to be the 23rd edition of the competition and the last of its kind. The Competition was originallyRead More →

World Cup (2018) Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerren (Ireland) The 22 year old is a very talented, up and coming keeper. I wouldn’t be surprised if her name is mentioned in the same breath as Maddie Hinch and her compatriot David Harte in the future. SheRead More →

Australia 0 vs. 0 Argentina 1.7.2018 Match 29/Quarter Final 8.15 Push Back It’s the second quarter final of the day and the competition. The Argentine fans are back, with the same group in the West stand challenging the same group in the East stand as to who can be noisiest.Read More →

Germany 3 vs. 2 Argentina 25.07.2018 Pool C 6.00pm push back Argentina, who are ranked third in the world, are playing a high press, trying to force the Germans into making errors. Germany are not having any of it though, keeping the ball well, probing left and right, looking forRead More →

Back in February this year, captain and top scorer of Las Leonas, Carla Rebecchi, announced her retirement from the national team. Rebecchi made the announcement through her Twitter account when she wrote that she decided to retire after 14 years of wearing her beloved white and light blue shirt. SheRead More →

2016 was a year full of ups and downs for Las Leonas (the Argentine Women’s hockey team). The stellar performance they showed in the Champions Trophy in June, where they became the only team to have won the trophy seven times, was followed six weeks later by the Olympics InRead More →